Israel’s weaponization of water: an urgent call to provide full access to water services in Gaza
by RSS Media Centre
19th Oct 2023
Abstract
The weaponization of water and its infrastructure has become increasingly evident in recent armed conflicts. These acts seriously threaten the lives of the civilian population, especially the most vulnerable groups, such as children. Two days after Hamas launched its attack, Israel imposed a “total” blockade and cut the water supplies into the already besieged Gaza Strip –home to approximately 2.3 million people. On 9 October, Yoav Gallant, the Israeli Defence Minister, announced “a complete siege on Gaza …. No electricity, no food, no water, no gas – it’s all closed”.
Citation
Israel’s weaponization of water: an urgent call to provide full access to water services in Gaza. M. Nagheeby, A. Rieu-Clarke, S. McCaffrey, R. M. Stephan, A. E. Cascão, O. McIntyre, A. Nicol, A. Meland, H. Hussein, F. de Châtel, R. Tawfik, C. Flowers, E. Fantini, and F. Bateh, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2023.
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